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Obsessed with the Deficit — and Ignoring the Economic Mess
The release of another budget-balancing proposal, this from the Obama deficit-reduction commission’s co-chairmen, has unleashed a volcanic eruption of hurrahs from the Olympian peaks of the Establishment — and reflexive harrumphs from the left and right. In the past, I’ve been a reliable hurrah monger
Fixing the Leadership Crisis In Sports
It’s no secret that sports is all about leadership, whether that leadership comes from the best athletes, coaches, even commissioners and owners. Their voices are sturdy and commanding in the huddle or the boardroom
Zakaria: Facing Up to the Deficit Test
The fate of the U.S.
Crack Down
Presidents bedeviled by seemingly intractable problems tend to resort to symbolic gestures.
Adding Up the iPhone
Apple’s long-awaited white iPhone 4, which hit stores April 28, is expected to be another smash for Steve Jobs.
How to Tame the Budget Deficit
The budget is the main arena in which the nation as a whole decides on the allocation of resources. What we spend money on — and what we don’t — reflects what we value as a nation.
The Cost of Candor
I’m not really a size 4.
Fear and uncertainty after government layoffs in Puerto Rico
The bad news came via certified letter to Norma Jimenez, Edna Rodriguez and nearly 17,000 other Puerto Ricans this month. To cut spending, Puerto Rico announced last month that thousands of government employees would be fired in the second round of layoffs this year.
Bernanke warns on imbalance risks with Asia
Ben Bernanke said on Monday that it was “extraordinarily urgent” that the US and Asia adopt policies that prevent a revival of global economic imbalances as the financial crisis ebbs. The Federal Reserve chairman warned that global imbalances — the big gaps between national saving, consumption and investment rates reflected in large trade deficits and surpluses — had helped cause the crisis and needed to be corrected.